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With the Compliments of
S. K. HARZFELD,

1713 Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.

KarafcttFs 'I'hirtccuth Sale

OF

SEPTEMBER 10, I860,

BY

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3i'hm'ston Collection.

Printed Lists of the Prices realized at this Sale, may be obtained at Twenty-five cents.

C A A L ( ) a II E

OF

An Unusually Fine Assortment of

THE NUMISMATIC CABINET of W. W. TIjURSTON, Esq.,

WELLSVILLE, N. Y.

COMl’lUSINCi TIIK

FINEST 1796 HALF DOLLAR KNOWN,

ONE OF THE f^OST COMPLETE COLLECTIONS OF \jklY DOLLARS, ;^ND
SOME OF TFjE FINEST COPPER CENTS,

AMONGST THEM

JONES’ 1795 THICK PLANCHET, MERRITT’S 1823
PROOF, MICKLEY’S 1809, Etc., Etc.

U’o be ^old at AiictioU;

P337- Messrs. B .A. IST O- S 00_,

739 & 741 Broadway, New York.

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 1880,

Commencing at 2.30 P. M.

GENTr.KMEN VNAHEE TO ATTEND THE SATE M.VV irAVE THEIU (UU)EllS KAITUri I.l.V
EXECUTED I(Y THE .VUCTIONEERS AND .VLE DEALERS IN COINS.

THE COINS AVILL HE ON EXHIHITION ON THlt DAY OE THE SALE. THEY M.\Y, HES1DE>.
HE E.XAHUNED AT I’lIILADELIHUA UNTIL SEPTEMBER 4,

AT THE OFFICE OE MR. HARZEELD.

Catalogue by S. K. HARZFELD,

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

BOSTON:

T. R. Marvin & son, numismatic printers.

1880.

AMERICAN COIN SCALE.

('A^'A 1.0 (MrE.

ANCIENT GREEK COINS,

Solti under guarantee of genuineness. (Ix Stands for Reverse.)

1 Massilia in Gallia. Silver Drachm. A lion. Rude.

2 Neapolis ill Campania. Bull with human head. Bronze, fine.
00 3 Tarentum in Calabria. Taras riding on a dolphin. Silver

Didrachm. Very good.

4 Metapontiim in Lucania. Silver Didrachm. Head of Leii-
sippus. R Ear of wheat. Veiy good.

\i{ 5 Another. Head of Pallas. Good.

6 Agrigentum in Sicilia. Silver Didrachm. Eagle. R Crab.

Fine. Very rare.

7 Dyrrhachium in Illyria. Silver Drachm. Cow suckling a

calf. R The Gardens of Alcinous. Good.

Uo 8 Hiero II., King of Sicily, 269 B. C. Bronze coin. R Tri-
dent. Very good.

oo 9 Thasus, insula. Silver Tetradrachm. Head of Bacchus.
R Hercules nude. Good.

JO 10 Lysimachus, King of Thracia and Macedonia, 824 B. C.

(See Humphrey, pp. 84 and 101.) Head with re-
gal fillet and the horns of the Ammonian Jupiter.
R Minerva sitting. Silver Tetradrachm. Very
fine, rare.

)|V3 11 Philip II., King of Macedonia. Silver Tetradrachm. Head
of Jupiter. R Horseman. (Illustrated Humphrey,
p. 80.) Fine, rare.

fu 12 Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia. Bronze coin,
issued after his death, 324 B. C., bearing portrait.
Fine, scarce.

4

13 Antigonus I. Gonatus, King of Macedonia, 276 B. C.

Silver Tetradraclnn. Macedonian shield ; in centre
portrait of the King. Pallas. Fine, very rare.
5io 14 Boeotia. Drachm. Boeotian shield. Good, pierced, scarce.

Go 15 Thespiae in Boeotia. Bronze coin. Head of Ceres. Very
fine.

?)> 16 Athenae in Attica. Silver Hemidrachm. Owl. Good,
scarce.

17 Pergamns in Mysia. Silver Tetradrachm. Cistophorns.

The holy cist of Bacchus and the serpents. Very
good, rare.

18 Parinm in Mysia. Silver Hemidrachm. Grinning mask.

Fine.

■]-7 19 Euboea, insula. Hemidrachm. Female sitting on prow
of a vessel. Very good.

Uo 20 Antiochus I. Soter, King of Syria, 282 B. C. Silver Tet-
radrachm. Portrait of the King. 11 Apollo
seated. A beautiful specimen. Very rare.

G.bt>21 Demetrius I. Soter, King of Syria, 163 B. C. Tetra-
drachm. Portrait of the King. B; Female seated.
A beautiful specimen. Very rare.

^oo22 Antiochus VII. Evergetes, King of Syria, 138 B. C.

Tetradrachm. Portrait of the King. B Eagle. A
beautiful specimen, pierced near edge. Very rare.
\S's, 23 Ptolemy I. Soter, King of Egypt, 300 B. C. Bronze coin.

Portrait of the King. B Eagle. A beautiful speci-
men. Very rare.

ANCIENT ROMAN COINS.

Warranted to be genuine, unless otherwise stated.

24 Roman Republic. Bronze Aes. Head of Janus. Fair.

25 Quadrans. Head of Hercules. Fine.

26 Denarius of the Gens. Very good.

27 “ Minucia Gens. Very good.

i-j 28 “ ilAm'a Gens. Very good.

29 Julius Caesar. Denarius. Head of Venus. R imp caesak.
Very fine. Very rare.

Denarius. Head of Ceres. Cos. Tert. Diet. Iter.
Fine, scarce.

30

'o 31 .lulius Caesar. Large Bronze. l\)rtrait of Caesar. I>
Pontifical Instruments. Very fine. Counterfeit.
32 Cneus Poinpeius. Denarius with portrait of Ponijjcius
Magnus. (Illus. Humphrey, p. 295.) Very good.
Rare.

5^33 Cassius, c CASSi iMi*. Head of Liberty. Denarius. Hood,
rare.

00 34 Augustus. Medium Bronze. 11 .41tar. Fine.

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36

Lai’ge bronze. Consensu Senat Et E(] Ordin P.

Q. R. Very fine. One of tlie renowned danger-
ous Paduan counterfeits.

Tiberius. Denarius. Portrait of the Emperor. Livia
sitting. Known as the Trihute Penny of the Bible.
Fine, rare.

\o 37 Large Bronze. Portrait. Civitatibus Asiae Res-

titutis. Extremely fine, Paduan counterfeit.

3c 38 Germanicus. Medium Bronze. Portrait. Very good.

*50 39 Caligula. Medium Bronze. Portrait. K Vesta. Very
good.

jji; 40 Large Bronze. Portrait. Ijt Agrippina, Drusilla, and

Julia. Very fine, dangerous Paduan counterfeit.

41 Large Bronze. Ijl Adlocut. Coh. Beautiful Paduan

counterfeit.

42 Claudius. Medium Bronze. 14 Ceres. Fine.

43 Large Bronze. Portrait. 14 Nero Claudius Dru-

sus German Imp. Very fine, dangerous Paduan
counterfeit.

U-C 44 Nero. Medium Bronze. Victoria Augusti. Fine.

45 Galba. Denarius. Diva Augusta. Good.

cj5 46 Large Bronze. Portrait. 14 Adlocutio. Very fine.

Paduan.

i,u>47 Otho. Large Bronze. Portrait. 14 Securitas. Beautiful
Paduan invention. Desirable, even thus.

48 Vitellius. Denarius. Fair.

.00 49 Vespasian. Silver Denarius, ivdaea. (Illustrated Mad-
den, p. 183.) Very fine. Very rare.

u-c 50 Medium Bronze. 14 Victoria Navalis. Very good.

.lo 51 Titus. Denarius. INne, piece broken off.

C|<r 52 Domitian. Large Bronze. 14 Hope. Fine.

53 Medium Bronze. 14 Fortuna. Verv good.

.lo 54 Denarius. Pallas. Very good.

Nerva. Large Bronze. Fortuna. Very good, rare.

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

'77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

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Nerva. Denarius. Aequitas. Fine, scarce.

Trajan. Large Bronze. OjDtimo Principi. Very good.

Medium Bronze. Roma Nicephoros seated. Veiyfine.

Hadrian. Denarius. Salus. Fair.

Large Bronze. Felicitas. Fine.

Antoninus Pius. Medium Bronze. Munificentia. Good.
Denarius. Very good.

Faustina Mater. Denarius. Augusta. Very fine.

Marcus Aurelius. “ Concord. Very fine.

Large Bronze. Roma seated. Fine.

Large Bronze. R Female holding a child on each

arm and two children at her sides. . In the most
beautiful preservation. Very rare.

Faustina junior. Large Bronze. Mate to the 'preceding.
Augusti PiiFil. Beautiful preservation. Very rare.

Denarius. Fecunditas. Very good.

Lucilla. Large Bronze. Diana Lucifera. Fine.
Commodus. Large Bronze. Good.

Septimus Severus. Denarius. Fortuna. Very fine.
Caracalla. Denarius. Apollo. Good. Rare.

Geta. Denarius. Pietas. Beautiful, sharp. Rare.
Maximinus I. Large Bronze. Fides Militum. Very good.
Gordianus Pius. “ Very good.

Otacilia. “ Hippopotamus. Good, scarce.

Gallienus. Bronze coin of the Alexandria Mint. Fine.
Salonina. “ “ “ Fine.

Severina. Small Bronze. Venus Felix. Fine.

Diocletian. Medium Bronze. Salvis Augg. Very good.
Maximianus Hercules. Medium Bronze. Sacr. Moneta.
Very good.

Allectus. Small Bronze. Pax. Fair, rare.

Constantins I. Chlorus. Medium Bronze. Very fine, rare.
Galerius Maximianus. “ Fine.

Maximinus Daza. Medium Bronze. Genio Augusti. Very
fine.

Liciiiius, Probus, Magnentius, etc. Bronze, very good.

4 pieces

Constantine the Great. Medium Bronze. Marti. Patri.
Very good.

Constantins II., Deceiitius. Small Bronze. Fine. 2 pieces
Julianus II. the Apostate. Medium Bronze. The sacred
bull. Good, rare.

7

, 90 Gratiiinus. Denarius, lirbs Roma. Very good, scarce,
u 91 Theodosius I. tlie (Jreat. Medium lirouze. Virtus h^xere.
Very good.

92 Leo Vr. Medium Rrouze. Fine, seai'ce.

93 Small Bronze. I’oor and lair. 2 pieces

\ 94 Vitelliiis, Geta, Septimus Severu.s, etc. Imperial Roman

Silver Denarii. Fair, interesting lot. 10 pieces

i 94a Imperial large and medium bronze coins. Rooi-, but
decipherable. 10 pieces

\ 94?y Another lot, medium sized, including Caligula, Augustus,
etc. Good, interesting and desirable lot. 10 pcs
i 94c* Small Bronze, including Caligula, Licinius, Constanti-
nus I., etc. Good, desirable lot. 10 pieces

UNITED STATES COPPER CENTS.

95 1793 Wreath Cent. Small date and legend. On reverse
ES in States too high. Mint mark divides the

word CENT.

Fine, good color, desirable.

, 96

— Wreath Cent.

Poor, date discernible.

‘ 97

— Chain Cent.

Fair, almost good for variety, scarce-

, 98

U U

A]siERi. Very fine for this rare vari-

ety. Brown

color; smooth surface. V’y desirable.

99

— Liberty Cap.

A^ery fine for this variety ; veiy

seldom offered better.

100

— Liberty Cap.

Cracked die. Very fair for this rare

variety.

A 101 1794 jMaris, No. 21 ; Frossard’s IMonograph, No. 13. The
“ Short bust ” variety. A very fine, barely circu-
lated specimen. Beautiful color. Very rare.

S 102 Maris, No. 20; Frossard, No. 12. “Fallen 4.” Verv

fine and rare.

e 103 iMaris, No. 7 ; Frossard, No. 5. “ Crooked 7.” Very

good, obverse almost fine.

t, 104 Maris, No. 33; Frossard, No. 19. No dividing line

in the fraction. Dr. Maris, recognized as the best
authority, declares that he met with but three
specimens. Strong, fine impression. Probably
the rarest variety of 1794 cents.

■lO 105 Maris, No. 36 ; Frossard, No. 20. “The Plicae."

Very good.

8

)3^J 106 1794 Maris, No. 31 ; Frossard, No. 26. “ Distant 1.” Good,
very rare.

U 107 1795 Thin planchet; “One Cent” high up in wreath.
Good, dark.

5S.^;o108 Thick planchet ; lettered edge. Well struck, barely

circulated. One of the finest specimens of this
very rare type that has been offered for sale. Ex-
tremely rare in this condition.

This coin was secured for Mr. Thurston by Scott & Co., at their Jonas
sale, Oct. 10, 1878, for $100. Scott informed Mr. Thurston: “Fortu-
nately it was our turn to bid the $100, — Mr. Cogan bidding $99.”

Ecp 109 1796 Liberty Cap. Frossard, No. 1. Nearly uncircu-
lated. Obverse strong ; beautiful color. Very rare
and desirable. From the Jonas sale.

IniO Liberty Cap. Open mouth variety. Fair.

yTo'^lll Draped bust, or Fillet Head. Cracked die. Per-

fectly uncirculated. A beautiful light olive cent
from the Nichols hoard. Very rare.

112 Draped bust, or Fillet Head. “One” close to

“ Cent.” Good.

112a Draped bust, or Fillet Head. “One” distant from

“ Cent.” Fair.

'ico 113 1797 Fine ; dash in field.

114 Variety. Veiy good; obverse strong.

1798 Large, wide date; large planchet, unusually broad
milling. Slightly nicked, otherwise uncirculated.
From the Jonas sale.

116 Small date. Very fine, nearly uncirculated.

\otolll Date close to edge, delicate milling. A beautiful,

uncirculated coin.

118 1799 Date near edge and unusually strong, both 9’s being
particularly clear. “ Libert}^ ” and head well
struck ; color good and even. Altogether a very
desirable Cent, — much better than usually offered.
So 119 1800 over 1799 Fair, good for variety.

•ly 120 1800 Very slightly circulated, desirable.

3oS 121 1801 Fine, strong milling, rare.

(iv 122 Broken die. Good.

tt) 123 UNITED. Fair, rare.

124 1802 Uncirculated. Shows partly the original red color,
desirable.

\yoo 125 1803 Large A well struck, perfectly uncirculated

coin. Equal, beautiful olive color. Very rare
and desirable.

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120 1808 Doiibh*, iViic.t’nm line, (iood, s(!<iree.

127 1804 Broken die. (iood, nire.

128 Very line, strong impression. Ikndeet die. One ol

tlie best speeirnens ever offered at sale, and a mncli
better s[)eeimen than is usually found even in the
linest colleetions. Very rare and desirable.

120 1805 Fine impression, touched only by cabinet tri(;tion.
Rare and desirable.

180 1806 Very tine for date. Very rare in this condition.

181 1807 Fxtremely fine. Almost uncirculated. Idght olive
color. Very rare and desirable.

ij' 182 1807 over 1800 A remarkably fine specimen for this
variety. Barely circnlated, and having good color
and surface.

18-1 1808 Surface slightly corroded, otherwise nearly uncir-
culated. Unusually strong impression. Rare and
desirable.

188a Twelve star variety. Very fine, rare.

184 1809 Strictly uncirculated, light olive color ; obverse
and reverse sfiarp. Very rare and desirable. From
the renowned Mickley collection.

i+o 185 1805 Very good, scarce.

(,0 185a 1806 (food, scarce.

to 185^ 1808 Twelve star variety. Good, scarce.

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1810

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187

1811

188

1812

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189

1818

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140

141

1814

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142

148

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144

1816

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145

1817

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147

1818

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148

1819

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149

1820

150

1820

151

1821

DO

152

1822

pression, rare.

Date distant from rim. Very good.

Crossed 4. Strong, uncir. coin. Verv desirable.

O • s/

“ Very good.

Plain 4. Verv good.

Uncirculated, bright.

18 stars. Uncirculated.

15 stars. Very good, scarce.

10

158 1828

V 1^4 1828

vu 155 1824
3d 156 1825

157 1826

158 1827
5d 159 1828

Fine PROOF impression, original. The variety
“over 1822.” Beautifnl color. This fine speci-
men, the most desirable Cent in this collection,
probably no finer specimen being in existence, is
illustrated in Frossard’s Monograph,
over 1822 Surface somewhat corroded, otherwise
an unusually strong and fine specimen. Desirable.
Strong impression. Very fine, scarce.

Fine, scarce.

Very tine, scarce.

Uncirculated, scarce.

Fine.

160 1829 Uncirculated, scarce,
lio 161 1830 Uncirculated, olive color,
ar 162 1881 Fine.

168 1832 Uncirculated, bright red, very rare.

164 Very strong impression ; cleaned.

U 165 1838 Very fine.

166 Double face. Uncirculated.

166« 1884 Proofs weakly struck. From the Mickley sale.
Very rare.

Jo 167 1885 Fine.'

loT 168 1836 Uncirculated, olive color,
yr 169 1837 Uncirculated.

^t) 170 1838 Uncirculated, olive color.

^,0 171 Very fine.

\io 172 1839 Booby head. Very fine, scarce.

1,1^0 172a Silly head. Uncirculated, rare.

loo 1725 1839 over 1836. Very good, rare.

1^1.= 173 1840 Uncirculated, scarce.

\ioo 174 1841 Brilliant proof , Extremely rare.

\oo 175 Uncirculated, scarce.

5i 176 1842 Large date. Very fine, scarce.

177 1843 Type of 1842. Fine.

■tij 177a 1843. Barely circulated. Very rare.

ifo 178 1844 Very fine.

179 1845 Fine.

0^cl 180 Fine proof. Extremely rare.

Jo 181 1846 Very fine.

,'iij 182 1847. Uncirculated, bright red.
l.C 183 1848 Very fine.

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184 1849 Uncirculated, bright red.
,V 185 1850
186 1851
,r 187 1852

188 185H

189 1854

190 1855 Straight and slanting 55.

Uncirculated, bright red.

2 pieces

00 191 Slanting 55. Proof. Very rare.

>.0 192 1856 Straight and slanting 5. Uncirculated, bright red.

2 ])ieces

196 Slanting 5. Proof, very rare.

[,.f 194 1857 Large date. Uncirculated, bright red, scarce.

fi' 195 Small date. “ scarce.

j-o 196 Large date. Fine.

197 1802, ’07, ’10, '14, ’17, ’18 (2), 19 (2), ’20, ’22 (2), ’26,

’41, ’54, ’57. Fair lot. 15 pieces

198 Lot of Cents; dates between 1817 and 1856. Fair to

good. 40 ])ieces

i«r 199 1794, 1796, 1800, 1834. Fair. 4 pieces

(j I99a Complete set of Cents, from 1793 to 1857. The 1793,
1799, 1804, and 1809, beautiful electrotype copies;
the other dates genuine. Poor to very good, all
dates showing distinctly. Desirable. 64 pcs

UNITED STATES HALF DOLLARS.

y.c 200 1794 Nicked on hair of Liberty, otherwise very fine, rare.

201 Several initials and date 1813 scratched on piece ;

' otherwise almost fair. Date good. Scarce.

3o 202 1795 tlaseltine and Randall’s variety. No. 2. A berry
under each T in States, and at out of proper place.
Very good, strong.

i.pr 203 H. & R., No. 4. Double date. Fine, rare.

y.' 204 H. & R., No. 5. The a in States corrected from an

E. Break in die between 5 and lowest right star.
Good.

205 II. & R., No. 8. Lowest lock of hair curled and

closed, and touching two rays of lowest star, while
second straight lock of hair touches one ray of
second star. Fine.

206 1795 H. & R., No. 10. C'urls distant tVom star.s. Vory
good.

,y< 207 H. & R., No. 20. Break at the right of reverse.

connecting top of am in America with rim. Good,
rare.

208 H. & R., No. 26. Second s in States out of proper

position. M in America corrected. Very’ good,
strong. Rare.

j,. 209 H. & R., No. 26. Fair.

210 1796 15 stars. Good for this extremely rare coin; the
date particularly so. Desirable.

ivo.op 211 15 stars. A perfect beauty. Uncirculated, and

showing the origina] mint lustre. Our venerable
friend, Edward Cogan, will be accepted as suf-
ficient autliority f/iat thin is the finest 1796 Half
Dollar known to exists — superior to the sjoeeirnen in
the Root sale. Mr. Thurston secured the coin at
private sale through Mr. Cogan, for $325, and con-
sidered it a bargain at that.

bo 00^1^ 16 stars. Good, the date and the word I^ibertv very

good. Extremelv rare. Desirable.

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u-i.do 213 1797 Very good, — both obverse and reverse. Slightly
plugged near the edge, but so well done as to be
almost undiscernible. Extremely rare. Very de-
sirable.

_3.‘!5c 214 1801 Good for date, scarce.

t oo 215 1802 Very good, fine for date. Rare.

216 1803 Very good.

1805 over 1804. Very good, difficult to get better. Scarce.

218 1805 4 berries on laurel branch. Very fine, strong, scarce.

219 5 “ “ Good.

i'.oc 220 1806 Pointed 6. Double T in Liberty. Stem of olive
branch through eagle’s claw. Strictly uncircu-
lated, bright. Rare thus.

Go 221 Pointed 6. Stem not through eagle's claw. Very

good.

Go 222 Same ; broken die ; different lettering. Fine.

223 1806 over 1809 Pointed 6. A variety heretofore un-
published, caused by inverting the figure punch 6
in sinking the die. ddie figure 9 shows distinctly.
The die has broken across the planchet from 8 to
E. Very good for variety. Extremely rare.

\ ii^ 224 1806 Blunt 6 ; 6 close to 0. Very fine, bright, rare.

.3 So 225 Blunt 6; 6 far from 0. Uncir., bright, very rare.

r 226 1806 over 1805 Hliint,6. Ver\ rsiK;.

« 227 1807 I lead to right ; type of 180t). IJiMrirciilated. bright.

f 228 Same typt;; lowest left star inoi’e distaiil from Imst

and date. hail'.

( 220 Head to riglit ; type of 1808. Fair.

u 230 Same t,V[)e ; correcU'd .6 in denomination ; hreaU in

die conneets cliin of I/iberty wiili the lireast.
\h“ry fiiK', rare.

^ 231 1808 V’^ery good, lini' for date.

20.2 1809 Die cracda'd on reverse. V(*r\ hue.

233 Ferfei't die. Fim*.

f 20.4 Slight variety. Very good.

:: 235 181(1 Doable pointed arrow.s. llneii'cnlated.
lo 236 ('raeketl die. Good.

-j 20)7 — — Single pointed arrows. Very line, sharp. '

,0 238 1811 Perfect milling. Dncirculated.

V 20)<> Outer ray of stars prolonged to edge: almost with-

out milling. Fine.

^ 240 1812 Fine, sharp,
r 241 1813 C close to 50. Fair.

lb" 242 G distant from 50. Fine.

4-0 243 1814 over 1813 IJncircnlated, rare.

.. 244 1814 Fine.

V 245 Very good.

246 1815 A sharp, barely eircnlated sjieeiinen ; veiy difficnlt
to find better. Very rare and d('sifable.

„t>247 Fine for this rare date ; much better than nsnally

offered.

Jo 248 1817 over 1813 Fine for variety, scarce.

10 249 Un eircnlated.

.0 250 Very good.

j. 251 Slight variety. Very good.

5" 252 1818 over 1817 First 8 very large. Uncircnlated, rare.

0 253 1818 over 1817 First 8 small and too far from 1. V’^ery

good.

1 254 — Duplicate of the last.

:d 255 1818 Very fine.

256 Very good.

50 257 Brilliant proof, extremely rare. A beautifnl and

desirable specimen.

»o258 1 819 ob er 1 818 Wide date, thick nnml>ers. I ’ ncirenlated.

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259 1?<19 over 1818 Thin, slanting 5 in 50. Very fine.

260 Duplieate, fine.

261 1819 5 in 50 out of order. Uncirculated.

262 5 in 50 straight. Proof surface, rare, desirable.

ivo ‘263 1820 over 1819 Uncirculated, scarce.

1 10 264 1820 Small, curled 2. Uncirculated.

265

fv ‘^66

267

tfio 268

^.'T 269
fv 270
f. 2T1
272
f) 273
rv-274
27 5
rv 276
^0 277
ojt) 27 8
279

(>r 280

U 281
.75 282
\.o 283

284

285

286
7v 287

288

fr 289
290
fv291
1 5L 292
iT 293
/v 294

Large, straight 2. “

Duplicate. Very good.

1821 Proof surface ; sharp. Pare, desirable.

5 in 50 not in proper position. Good.

5 correct. Uncirculated.

Last 1 in date not in proper position. Very good.

1822 50 C. wide. Fine.

^ 50 C. closer. Uncirculated.

1823 Corrected 3. Very tine.

Large C close to 50. Very fine.

Large C farther from 50. Very fine.

Small C. Very fine.

Small C ; double profile. Fine.

1824 Proof surface ; sharp. Rare and desirable.

A variety which has recently been joublished as

being “ over 1822 whicli is over 1820, and which
in turn is over 1819.” Very fine, the best speci-
men of this variety ever offered. Rare.

1824 C close to 50, Uncircidated.

C farther from 50. Very good.

1825 18 in date slanting. Fine, sharp.

Double profile. Uncirculated.

Lowest right star touches bust. Uncirculated.

“ “ distant from bust. “

50 close to C. Fine.

50 C wider. Uncirculated.

1826 Brilliant proof ; beautiful sharp impression. Very

rare and desirable. •

Small C in 50 C. Fine.

Large C in 50 C. Fine.

6 in date too high. Very good.

1827 Curled 2. Uncirculated.

Straight 2. ‘‘

Slight variety. Very good.

^ ’205 1827 (' vci’V closci to 5(). \^‘iy ^ood.

. 2'Ofi 1828 \^iri(!ty No. 1. Ljiro-c diilo, 2 with knoli inul cui-l

(2). V(o-y lino, vory lait^,

^ 207 No. 2. laifgo date, curled 2 (2) Very lino, rare.

208 No. 2. Larger olirlt^d 2. VNiry lint;.

r 200 Nio. 4. Small date, .straight 2 (2)- Small lollor.^

on reverse. Fine im()ression.

•y 200 No. 5. Same*, large lettt'ison I'cverse. liowei- pa'O

of first S in Slates closed up. Uncirculated.

j. 201 No. 0. Similar to [ireeeding, hut S correct, l^oiut

of A in America touches rim. V'^ery tine.

0 202 1820 Troof surface. Sharp, heaiitifid impr(*ssiou. \A-ry
rare.

r 202 Small 5 in 50. li ueii-eiilated.

^ 204 ljurg(‘ 5 in 50.

. 2)05 VV'^ide date. Veiy hue.

. 200 Close date. Fine.

j 207 vSlight varieties. Strong impressions.

^ 208 1820 Proof surface. Sharp, fine imj^ressiou,

„ .200 — — Uncirculated.

^ 810 Slight varieties. Fine.

^ 211 1831 Proof surfa(;e. Fine, sharp. Pare.

^ 812 Uncirculated. Varieties.

^ 818 Fine.

<, 2,14 1822 Brilliant proof surface. Rare.

s 815 Uncirculated,

210 Fine.

X 817 -

, 218 1828 50 0 close. Fine.

% 810 50 C wide. “

820 1884 Small date, small lettering. Brilliant jn-oof surface.
Very rare.

o 2)21 Large date, small lettering. Brilliant proof surface.

Very rare.

o 822 Large date, large lettering. Uncirculated, rare.

, 823 Small date, small “ ftneirculated.

, 2,24 “ 18 close. F^ine.

, 2,25 “ 18 wide. Very good.

, 820 ” Slight varieties. Very good. 2 })ieces

\ 827 ivai-ge date. 1 of date near bust.

•K 2,2K 1 “ distant from bust. \'erv good.

2 pieces
Vhuy rai'C.

2 |)ic(;cs

2 pieces
8 j)icces

8 pieces
8 pieces

8 jiieces

829 1834
lo 880 1835

iT 331

^ 332

good.

Large date. Very
Proof surface. Very rare.

Large C in 50 C. Uncirculated.
Small C in 50 C. Fine.

.L33

^ Ss> 33)4 1836

U 835
^3 336

5'r-837

y>-338

:iyoo839

340

U 341 1837

Slight varieties. Fine. 2 pieces

Lettered edge, type of 1835. Brilliant^ sharp

proof. Very rare, very desirable. The lettering-
on edge is curiously misstruck, every letter being
double: FFIIFFTTYY CCEENNTTSS, etc.
liettered edge. Proof surface. Fine, rare.

“ “Fifty Cents A Dollar on edge. Very
fine.

“ Fine. 3 pieees

“ Fine. 8 pieces

Heeded edge, type of T837. Gobrecht head.

Hrilliant proof. Sharp and perfect impression.
Extremely rare, mdy one or two more proofs being
known. Very desirable.

Heeded edge. Lhicirciilated, bright and sharp.
Very rare in this condition.

Uncirculated.

jr 342

(j. 343 1838

344

345

\.o«346 1889

347

jw-t/ 848

349

Fine.

Thick letters. Uncircnlated.

Thin “ “

Thick and thin letters. Fine. 2 pieces

Head of 1838. Phila. Mint. Uncirculated.

Head of 1838. Orleans Mint. “

Liberty seated, type of 1840. Uncirculated.

“ “ Fine.

tv 350
351

t|i 352
y,o 353
7S 354

356
yv357
tv 858
fv 359
\po 360

1840 Proof surface. Rare.

Phila. Mint. Fine.

Orleans “ Fine, scarce.

1841 Proof surface. Rare.

Orleans Mint. Fine, scai-ce.

1842 Small date. Beautiful brilliant proof.

rare. Very desirable.

Small date. Fine.

“ Very good.

Large date. Fine.

1843 Uncirculated impression.

1844 Uncirculated, bright.

2 pieces

Extremely

2 pieces
2 pieces
8 pieces

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361 1844 Phila. and Orleans Mint. Very good, 2 pieces

362 1845 Uncirculated impression.

363 1846 Proof surface. Rare.

-4 364

— Corrected 6. Fine.

365

— Curl of 6 narrow, small date.

Fine.

jr 366

— Curl of date wide, large date.

Fine.

367 —

— Very good.

2 pieces

,r 368 1847 Phila. Mint. Uncirculated impression.

369 Orleans Mint. Fine.

io 370 1848 Date close to base of Liberty. Uncirculated, bright.

371 Date farther from base of Liberty. Good.

).' 372 1849 Uncirculated. 2 pieces

y: 373 1850 Fine.

874 1851 Orleans Mint. Fine.

00 375 1852 Very slightly circulated, desirable. Rare.

376 1853 Very good.

377 1854 Orleans Mint. Fine.

Jo 378 1855 Phila. Mint. Splendid proof . Extremely rare.
iV 379 Orleans Mint. Fine impression.

380 1856 “ Uncirculated.

381 “ Slight variety in date and Mint Mark.

Very good.

rv 382. 1857 Fine impression,

383 Proofs very rare.

384 1858 Uncirculated, bright.

n- 385 Brilliant proofs very rare.

386 1859
p- 387 1860
888 1861
p 389 1862
890 1863
K 891 1864
p- 392 1865
393 1866
io 394 1867
395 1868
,, 396 1869
397 1870
5, 398 1871
399 1872

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\D«5 400 1873 Brilliant proof . With arrows.

ICO 401 “ Without arrows.

V' 402 1874
403 1875
<4c 404 1876
405 1877
U 406 1878
'pc 407 1879

408 1859 Orleans Mint. Very good.

U 409 1864 Uncirculated, bright.
iT 410 1865 Fine impression,
rv 411 1866 Good.

g; 412 Without “ In God We Trust.” San Fran. Mint. Good.

fv^413 1867 San Francisco Mint. Fine.

pi 414 Phila. Mint. Uncirculated, bright.

Z? 415 1868 Good.

416 1869 Uncirculated.
j'^ 417 1870 Fine.

418 1871 Fine.

419 1872 Very good.

420 1825 Uncirculated, bright.

,lv 421 1828 Very good.

L^422 1795 H. and R. No. 8. Fair.

Uc 423 1801 Date distinct. Very poor, scarce,
iv 424 1807 Head to right. Good.

3>o 425 1836 Reeded edge. Worn, date good. Scarce.

\iv 426 1851 Fine, scarce.

(iT 427 Very good.

428 1852 Good for date, rare.

V 429 1876 Brilliant proof, rare.

(.0 430 1878

SMALL PROOF SETS AND MINOR COINS.

431

1869

Brilliant

proof set.

1, 2, 3, and 5 Cents.

CO

c —

1870

» 433

1872

u

“ Rare.

'X05 434

1873

“ Very rare

5-j 435

1874

U

1, 3, and 5 Cents.

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436 1875 Brilliant proof set.

5^ 437 1876
, JO 438 1877
„;439 1878
^0 440 1879
^sT 441 1880

to 442 1866 Broken set, brilliant.
3o 443 1873
444 1877
'?,0 445 1878
ij 446 1870
no 447 1880

1, 3 and 5 Cents. Scarce.

“ Scarce.

“ Very rare.

Scarce.

“ 4 sets.

2, 3, and 5 Cents. Rare.

1, 3, and 5 Cents. “

3 and 5 Cents. Rare.

ii

448 1875 5 Cent Nickel. Brilliant proof,
r] 449 1865 3 Cent “

3o 450 1865 2 Cent Copper. Proof,
ar 451 1866 “

452 1868 “

5'; 453 1872 “ “ “ Scarce.

454 “ “ “ “

3^ 455 1873 “ “ Brilliant proof, very rare,

ic 456 1864, '65, ’67, ’69. 2 Cent Copper. Uncir. 5 pieces

457 1865 (2), ’70, ’71 (2), ’72 (2). 2 Cent Copper. Good.

7 pieces

y, 458 Cents. 1857, ’59, ’62, ’63 (2), ’64 Nickel ; ’64, ’65, ’67,
'69, ’71, ’73 (2), ’74 to ’80 Copper. Fine to uncir-
culated. 20 pieces

r 459 Cents. 1857, ’58, ’60, ’61, ’62 (2), ’63, ’64, (2), Nickel.

Uncirculated. 9 pieces

If 460 Cents. 1864, ’65, ’67, ’71 (3), ’72 to ’78 (2), Copper.

Uncirculated. 14 pieces

461 Cents. 1862 Nickel. Proof. 2 pieces

,10 462 Cent. 1856 “ Worn, date very good, scarce,

u-o 462a Cent. 1877 Bronze. Brilliant proof, rare.

UNITED STATES PROOF SETS.

Comprising all of the Silver and INIinor Coins issued in each year.

'5'o 463 1866 Set of 10 pieces. Brilliant proofs, rare.

Iso 464 1868 “ 10 “

f.oo 465 1869 “ 10 “ “ “

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5^^oo 466 1870 Set of 10 pieces. Brilliant proofs, rare.

5-^6 467 1871 “ 10 “

468 1872 “ 10 “ “ Rare.

<j i+o469 1873 “ 10 “ “ Old type. Contains

the rare 3 cent piece silver and 2 cent pee copper.

y(/<^470 Set of 7 pieces. Brilliant proofs. New type. Trade

Dollar set.

fffji 471 1874 Set of 7 pieces. Brilliant proofs.

472 1875 “ 8 ‘‘ “ First year of 20 Cent

piece. Rare.

473 1878 “ 9 “ Com^dete set; con-

tains both Trade and Bland Dollars, the latter
having eight feathers in the tail. Rare.

.i'^o474 1879 Set of 8 pieces. Brilliant proofs. Rare on account
of the Trade Dollar.

AfrO'^475 Broken set. 6 pieces. Brilliant proofs. The Standard

Dollar and Half Dollar out.

PATTERN PIECES.

476 1838 Pattern Half Dollar in silver. Obverse, Head of

Liberty. R Standing eagle. Brilliant proof, ex-
tremely rare.

477 Pattern Half Dollar in silver. Same obverse. R

Flying eagle. Brilliant proof, extremely rare.

3.00 478 1856 Nickel Cent. Small flying eagle. Fine, rare.

479 1858 Nickel Cent. Indian head. R Laurel wreath. Fine,
rare.

po 480 1861 Confederate Half Dollar. Struck on U. S. Half
Dollar, 1861. Scott’s issue. 500 struck.

481 1879 The Metric Patterns. $4 Gold Piece “Stella”;

Goloid Dollar ; and Silver Metric Dollar. Set of
3 pieces. Beautiful proofs. Desirable.

W e add here :

^00 482 1714 Queen Anne Farthing. Struck in silver. (Variety
Henry No. 2.) Obv. Anna Dei Gratia. R Britan-
nia. Broad rim. Fine, extremely rare.

w-.7^483 1847 Pattern Silver Gothic Crown of Queen Victoria of
England. Lettered edge. Fine proof, extremely
rare.

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UNITED STATES SILVER DOLLARS.

484 1795 Flowing hair; 2 leaves mider eaeli wing of eagle.
Good.

jb 485 Flowing hair; 8 leav«*s under (‘ach wing of eagle.

Very good.

|o 486 Fillet head ; fair, head and eagle worn, date good.

oc48(F? Flowing liair ; narrow date ; the curl conies to an

aliriipt point between two stars; the lower star on
the right is beneatli the host. 1,1 17 berries. Very
good, rare variety.

■jd 4866 1797 Seven stars facing. Fine, scarce.

-j. 486c Six stars facing. Very good, scarce.

1. 487 1799 - “ Good.

ly. 488 Five stars facing. Very good.

w 489 1800 Very good.

490 1801 Fair, date good.

. 491 1802 Good.

D.s 492 — Fine.

io 493 1802 over 1801. Good, scarce,
n 494 1803 Good.

495 1804 hilectrotype.

j.r 496 1836 A little worn. Fine, rare, and desirable.

.0 497 1840 Fine,
li' 498 1841 Very good.
i.s" 499 1842 Fine.

L 500 1843 Fine.

. 501 1844 Fine.

.r 502 1845 Very good.

^ 508 1846 Fine.

0 504 Orleans Mint. Very good. '

r 505 1847 Very fine.

." 506 1848 Very good.

, 507 1850 Fine.

0 508 1853 Veiy good, scarce.

3 508a 1855 Fine, nibbed on neck of eagle. Rare,
f 509 1856 Very good, scarce.

510 1859 Orleans Mint. Very good.

511 San Francisco Mint. “

512 1860 Orleans Mint. “

513 1861 Very good.

514 1862
v vl' 515 1864
\Sfl 516 1865

516a 1865 Proof, haymarked.

46

44

44

Scarce.

UTi 517 1866 Fine,
ui 518 1867 Very good,
uo 519 1872 Fine.

»5o 520 San Francisco Mint. Very good.

lit) 521 1873 Old type. Proof. Field haymarked.
loo 522 1877 Trade Dollar. San Francisco Mint. Proof surface.
\ao 523 1878
v%o524 1879

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4i

k4

\5c>525 1880

Brilliant proof, rare.

“ scarce.

UNITED STATES QUARTER DOLLARS.

626
31 527
528
(,-529
I/s' 530
3-0 531
3v 532
3o 533
534

1796, 1805, 1806 Poor to fair.

1815, T8, T9, ’21, ’25 Fair to good.
1806 over 1805 Good, scarce.

1822 Good.

1831 Large letters on reverse. Fine.
— “ Small “ “

3 pieces
5 pieces

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5 pieces

^1

535

v-c 536

39 637
;r538
yu 539
jr540
l.f 641

542

543

p- 544

545

1834, ’35, ’36, ’37, ’39 Very good.

1840 With drapery. Phila. Mint.

— — “ Orleans Mint. Very good.

Without drapery. “ Mint mark to the

right of A. Good.

Without drapery. Orleans Mint. Mint mark to the

right of R. Very fair, scarce.

1841 Philadelphia and O. Mint. Very fair.

1842 “ “ Good.

1843 Uncirculated.

O. Mint. Fine, scarce.

1844 “ Very good, scarce.

Very fine.

1845, ’46, ’47, ’48, ’49 Good to fine.

1850, ’51, ’52 Very good.

1853 Uncirculated.

2 pieces
2 pieces

5 pieces
3 pieces

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) 546 1854

h 547 1855, ’56, ’57, ’58, ’59 Fine to uncirculated. 5 pieces
S' 548 1858 Proof, slightly nicked in field. Rare.

1/549 1796, 1806, 1818, 1819, 1825 Very poor, pierced. 5 pcs

0 550 1804 Much v/orn, date good, scarce.

^ 551 1805, ’15, ’18 Fair. S pieces

-0552 1815, ’18, ’22 Fair. 3 pieces

f 553 1859, ’61, ’62 Uncirculated. 3 pieces

S’ 554 1863 Uncirculated, scarce.

u 555 1874, 1879 Uncirculated. 2 pieces

1 556 1875, 1877 Proof surface. 2 pieces

>0 557 1876 Brilliant proof, scarce.

u 558 1807, ’18, ’21, 22 Fair. 4 pieces

h 559 1815, ’25 Worn, pierced. 2 pieces

S' 560 1831, ’34, ’35 Good. 3 pieces

TWENTY CENT PIECES.

S’ 561 1875 Fine.

562 1876 Uncirculated.

564 Brilliant proof, scarce.

■.s"565 1877 Brilliant proof. Very rare.

.r 566 Proof, very rare.

:+t,567 1878 Brilliant proof. Very rare.

UNITED STATES SILVER DIMES.

p 568 1797 Sixteen stars; cracked die. Strictly very good con-
dition. Very rare.

569 1798 Perfect date. Very good. Very rare.

t,y570 1800 Very good. Very desirable. Rarest dime next the
1804.

u 571 1801 Very good. Everything distinct. Very rare.

© 572 1803 Cracked die. Liberty weak, otherwise good. Rare.
:c573 1811 over 1809 Fine, very rare,
c;- 574 1814 Very good.

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i-jtj 575 1846 Much finer than usually offered. Very rare thus.

576 1822 Fair for date. Very rare.
i<r 577 1838 O. Mint, without stars. Very good, strong.
i(j! 578 1807 Fair for date, pierced.

579 1814, ’20, ’21, ’23, ’28, ’29 Fair lot. 6 pieces

\i 580 1830 to ’37, 1839 Fair to good. 9 pieces

w 581 1840 Phila. Mint. With drapery. Good,
u 582 1856 Large and small date. Good. 2 pieces

U 583 1814, ’21 Large and small date, 1825. Very fair. 4 pcs
\oo 584 1821 Small date, 1827 Very good, almost fine. 2 pieces

585 1824 over 1823 Good, scarce.

586 1853 Without arrows. Good.

1^ 587 1796,1807,1809,1811 Very poor, dates discernible. 4 pcs

588 1805, 1807 Worn, dates distinct. 2 pieces

589 1814, ’21, ’24, ’25, ’27 Fair lot. 7 pieces

590 1838 Without stars ; 1853 without arrows. Fair. 2 pcs

\i 591 1844 Fair. 2 pieces

p 592 1853, 1861, 1879 Uncirculated. 3 pieces

p 593 1867, 1876 Fine proofs. 2 pieces

HALF DIMES AND THREE CENT PIECES -SILVER.

Half Dime, 1838 Without stars. Fair, rare.

1829, ’31, ’33, ’37 Very fine. 4 pieces

“ 1840 With drapery. Good, scarce.

Fair, scarce.

U

1794,1795 Very poor, dates discernible. 2 pcs
1829, ’37, ’44, ’53 Fair to good. 4 j)ieces
1844 Very good, scarce.

1859 Brilliant proof.

“ 1862, ’63, ’65, ’68 Uncirculated, scarce. 4 pcs

“ 1864 Brilliant proof. Rare.

Three Cent piece, 1869 Uncirculated, rare.

1870 Fine.

1871 Proof, scarce.

1872 Proof, rare.

1873 Proof, very rare.

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COPPER HALF-CENTS.

f)09 1703 Very fine, barely circulated. Olive color. Very rare.
» 610 1794 Very fine, light brown, barely circulated. Rare.
y611 1795 Lettered edge. Dot between 1 and 7 of date. Very
fine, olive, obverse slightly rusted. Rare,
i 612 1795 Plain edge. Almost fine, little circulated. Rare.

» 613 1797 200 for One Dollar” on edge. Very fair. Extreme-

ly rare.

614 1800 Uncirculated, partly bright. Very rare in this con-
dition.

» 615 1804 Very fine, light olive.

616 1806 Uncirculated, bright.

617 1809 Fine.

618 1833 Uncirculated.

619 1857 “ bright.

) 620 1795,1811 Poor, but everything discernible. Rare. 2 pcs

621 1808 Very good, strong.

622 Half Cents, different dates, fair. 6 pieces

' 623 Half Cents, all different, including 1794, ’97, 1810. Fair

to fine. 27 pieces

624 1811 Beautiful Electrotype.

625 1857 Uncirculated, bright.

: 626 Lot Half Cents. Fair to good. 57 pieces

1 627 Similar lot. “ “ 60 pieces

COLONIALS AND WASHING-TONS.

n 628 Pine Tree Shilling, 1652. Very good.

629 Pine Tree Threepence, 1652. Good, pierced. Very
rare.

. 630 Higley Threepence. 3 hammers. Struck copy. Fine.

631 Virginia Halfpenny, 1773. ' Fair.

632 Vermont Cents, many varieties, some rare. Poor and

fair. 13 pieces

633 Virginia Halfpennies. Fair lot. 9 pieces

634 New Jersey Cents, many varieties, some rare. Poor to

fair. 15 pieces

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635

636

637

638

639

640

641

642

iw

643

IV

644

1.^

645

646

VO

647

648

VV

649

650

651

>.■5

652

653

654

;o

655

|C

656

657

658

659

660

.3 So

661

New Jerse}^ Cents, many varieties, some rare. Poor to
fair. 15 pieces

Connecticut Cents, many varieties, some rare. I’oor to
fair. 20 pieces

Connecticut Cents, many varieties, some rare. Poor to
fair. 25 pieces

Connecticut Cents, many varieties, some rare. Fair to
fine. 7 pieces

Connecticut Cents, 1785. Two varieties. Good. Very
rare. 2 pieces

Virginia Halfpennies. Good. 4 pieces

Massachusetts Penny, 1788. Very good, strong.

Rosa Americana Halfpenny, 1723. Fair.

Nova Constellatio, 1783, 1785. Good. 2 pieces

Fugio, Vermont, Wood’s, Talbot Coppers. Fair lot. 6 pcs
New Jersey Cents, 1786. Five, and six-pointed stars.

Fair and good, rare. 2 pieces

New Jersey Cents. Many varieties. Poor and fair. 9 pcs
New Jersey Cent. Date under beam. Electrotype !
Connecticut and New Jersey Cents, Poor. 12 pieces
Fugio, Wood, Nova Constellatio Coppers. Very good.

4 pieces

Miscellaneous Colonials. Poor. 6 pieces

Nova Constellatio Dollar and Half Dollar. Fine electro-
type copies. 2 pieces

Massachusetts Good Samaritan Shilling. Fine electrotype
copy.

Carolina Elephant Penny. Fine electrotype copy.
Granby, or Higlej'^ Coppers. Hammers, and broad-ax.

Electro copies. 2 pieces

Myddleton Token, British settlement in Kentucky. Fine
electro copy.

Pitt Token, 1766; Rosa Americana Farthing, 1722. Fine
electro copies. 2 pieces

Sommer Islands Shilling, Confederatio Copper, Non De-
pendens Status. Fine electro copies. 3 pieces

Washington Cent, 1783; Liverpool Halfpenny. Fine
electro copies. 2 pieces

Washington and Independence, 1783. 2 varieties. Fair.

Washington Double Head Cent. Good.

Large Washington Medal, by Wright. R Declaration of
Independence. Beautiful solid bronze electro. S. 62

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t)(l2
V, G()l^

, 664
, 665

sT 666

.. 667
.^668

..-r 669
\ 670
V 671

44ie Iu;cU*ston or Limcastcu’ Medal. Fine bust of Wash-
iii^toii ill armor. 14 Indian staiidiiijr. “'Die land
was ours,” etc. Beautiful solid electro. Size 52

Washington Medal. 14 ('oat of Arms and signature.
Brass, proof. ^ize 21

14 Masonic emblems. Fortitude, Prudence, Justice.

Brass jiroof. ^ize 21

14 Visit to Solomon’s Lodge. Brass, proof. Size 22

14 Siege of Boston. Brass, jiroof. Size 20

14 Boys aud (lirls of America. Co})per, proof. S. 18

14 Pro Patria Fjusipie Libertate. Brass, jiroof,

rare. ' Size 12

14 I ntt'rnational fixhibition. \Vh. met, pr’f. Size 86

All different, size 20 to 24. Wli. metal. 4 pcs

“ “ size 12. C'opper and brass. 5 pcs

FOREIG-N COINS AND MEDALS.

672 Hessian Subsidy Thaler, 1778. Struck from silver re-

ceived from hbigland for the services of Hessian
soldiers duriim the American Hevolutionarv war,

I called Subsidy Money. Issued by Frederic II.,

; Landgrave of Hesse, called the “Soul-seller.”

Fine, rare.

673 Subsidy Half Thaler, 1776. Good, rare.

« 674 Turkey. Silver Dollar. Fine.

r675 Japan. Silver Itzebue. Oblong. Fine.

5" 676 Bishopric of Verdeu, Germany. Broad Silver Groat,
1709. Good, rare.

!) 677 Barbadoes Ihmny. 14 Neptune ; English Farthing, 1749.

Good. 2 pieces

> 678 Lot foreign coppers. Poor and fair. 32 pieces

C679 Lady Godiva Halfi)enny, 1792. Fine, scarce.

680 Am I not a Man and a Brother. Penny. Fine, very rare.
I_ 681 Liberia Cent and 'Fwo Cents, 1847. Good. 2 pieces
u 682 Silver Bullet Money. Stamped XLX. Curious.

y 683 Similar stamp. Much larger size.

0 684 Silver Vessel-shaped Money. Very curious indeed. Dr.

Maris informs me that these three coins circulate
in China.

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h 685 Russia. 15, 20, 25, and 50 Kopecs. Silver, fair to very
fine. 4 pieces

686 Siberia, 1803. Large 5 Kopecs, copper, called “ Piatak.”
Of the Ekaterinburg Mint. Fine, rare.

Lfo 687 Spain. Copper coin of Philip III., 1600. Queer portrait
of the king. Fine, rare.

688 Mohammedan Dynasties. Silver Dirhem. Catalogue Fon-

robert, 6743. Very good.

689 Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and St. Helena coppers.

Fair. 3 pieces

690 Australia. Wellington, Melbourne, and Hobarts-town,

Penny Tokens. Proofs. 3 pieces

xor, 691 The renowned Waterloo Medal, by Pistrucci. Never
struck, but reproduced by galvanism. Obv., The
Dioscuri in heaven, Zeus in a quadriga smites the
Titans with a thunderbolt. R The accolated por-
traits of the Rulers of Austria, England, Prussia,
and Russia, surrounded by allegorical representa-
tions of Peace. A splendid work of art. Bronze,
solid, equal to a struck bronze medal. Size 90

^^-'^692 Bovy’s beautiful Medal of Louis Philippe L, King of

France. Obv., Portrait. R Gallia, Mercury, and
Mars ; scenery with railroads, etc. “ Dant Igno-
tas Marti Novasque Mercurio Alas.” Solid electro.
Bronze. Size 74

693 First French Revolution. View of the storming of the
Bastile, and return of Louis XVI. Beautiful solid
bronze electrotype. Size 55

The following four pieces are large, fine, solid Bronze Electrotypes.

To 694 Medal ill honor of Cheselden, the renowned physician.

jfo 695 Brodie, the renowned surgeon.

St, 696 Peter Paul Rubens, the renowned artist.

697 Thorvaldsen, the renowned sculptor.

AMERICAN AND MASONIC MEDALS.

Wo 698 Square Centennial Medals, in wood. View of the build-
ings. In separate boxes. F'ine, rare. Set of 5 pieces

699 Set of six round Medals, in wood. Buildings, and por-
traits of Washington, Hawley, and Goshorn. In
one box.

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700

i,b- 702

iS 703

ur, 704

;L 705
ro 706

707
(jS 708

i.o' 709
i/fo 710

toe 711
;i<)0 712
4b'o 713

714

;?:r 715
Co- 716
^ 717

> 718
719
L 720

721

lo 722

vtb 723

5^ 724
725

Removal of Connecticut Hattle-llags, Ffartford, Se})t. 17,
1879. Wliitc metal, pierced. Size 18. 10 jneccs

Same, not pierced. Copper and brass. 3 pieces

Lord’s Prayer, struck on the plancliet for a silver Dime,
1876. V^ery due, rare with this date.

Masonic Medals. Philadelphia 4'emplc. White metal
and brass. Size 24. 2 pieces

Le Roy, Olive Branch □. Bronze, fine, scarce.

Size 22

Boston Temple. Silver plated, fine. Size 20

New York Tem|)le Dedication. (Official Medal.)

Shield shape. VVhite metal, fine.

Kadosh Com. K. T. White metal, fine. Size 36

Holland □. R Old Masonic Hall. Copper, fine.

scarce.

Cyrene Com. K.T. Bronze, fine, extremely rare.

Springfield, Mass. Masonic Temple. Brass, proof,

extremely rare, only 6 existing.

Boston Masonic Temple. Silver, proof, rare. S. 20

Washington. Initiation. Silver, proof, rare. S. 20

Washington. Visit to King Solomon □. Silver,

proof, very rare, only 20 struck.

Lafayette. R Masonic emblems. Silver, proof,

rare. Size 20

Same. Bronze and white metal, proofs. 2 pieces

Lake City □, Florida. Brass, proof. Size 20

Luther Medals, different reverses. White metal, proofs.

Size 24. 3 pieces

Lincoln Medals, all different. Sizes 18 to 24. Fine. 4 pcs
Catholic Medals, “ Sizes 20 to 24. Fine. 4 pcs

Medals of Wesley, Witherspoon, Wm. Penn, etc. Large
size, proofs. 4 pieces

Centennial Medals, different, large size. White metal
and Parian. Fine. 5 pieces

Medals of Fulton, Kane, Plarrison, Clay. Sizes 24 to 36.

Fine. 4 pieces

Medals of Tilden, Grant, Burnside, Lafayette. Very fine.

Size 20. 4 pieces

Temperance, Firemen, and other Medals. Mostly large.

Fine. 5 pieces

Exterior view of the Philadelphia Cathedral. R Interior
view. Fine, solid bronze electrotype. Size 52

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726 Medal in honor of James Snowden, Director U. S. Mint.

IJ Exterior view of the Mint building. Beautiful
solid bronze, electro. Size 52

jt.0 727 Medal awarded by Congress to Maj. General U. S. Grant,
1863. Victory holding shield inscribed “ Donel-
son.” Below, Mississippi river, and view of Vicks-
burg: and Chattanoog^a. Fine, solid bronze electro.

Size 64

BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, Etc.

728 Dickeson's American Numismatic Manual, 3d, latest, and
best edition. 20 plates of illustrations.

2 to 729 Description of Ancient and Modern Coins in the cabinet
collection of the Mint of the United States. By J.
R. Snowden, Director U. S. Mint. 27 plates of illus.
iv 730 Henry’s “English Coins, in Copper, Tin and Bronze.”

Mj 731 Account of the Great Seal of the Confederate States.
Pamphlet.

\c 732 Frossard’s Nurnisma, Vol. 2, Nos. 1, 2, 3.

(p 733 Coin and Stamp Journal, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 to 12, (complete.)
734 Nickel Alloy Coinage. By Joseph Wharton. Pamphlet.

INDEX.

Ancient Greek Coins, .....
Ancient Roman Coins, ....

American ami Masonic Medals,

Books, Pamphlets, &c., ....

Copper Half Cents, .....
Colonials and Washingtons, ....
Half Dimes and Three Cent Pieces, .

Modern Coins and Medals, . ...

Pattern Pieces, .....

Small Proof Sets and Minor Coins, .

U. S. Copper Cents, .....

U. S. Half Dollars,

U. S. Proof Sets, ....

U. S. Silver Dimes. .....

U. S. Silver Dollars, .....

U. S. Quarter Dollars, ....

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